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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil?

Waxing Crescent moon at 16%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -5.13°, -39.73° (America/Fortaleza).

Moon
Waxing Crescent
16% lit
Sunset
5:31 PM
Dusk 6:41 PM
Dark hours
9.5 h
Dawn 4:08 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil — Wednesday, October 14

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonWaxing Crescent • 16% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 6 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
🛰️ ISSNo visible ISS pass in the next 5 predicted passes
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 2.0)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 12:00 PM UTC

Tonight's sky above Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil

Skywatchers in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil have the same live tools professional observers use — a real ephemeris, live Kp readings from NOAA SWPC, and hourly cloud forecasts — condensed into one report on this page.

Local sky character in Boa Viagem

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · southern hemisphere · 288 m elevation

  • The south celestial pole stands 5.1° above the horizon, so stars within 5° of it never set from here.
  • About 54.5% of the whole sky rises above the horizon at some point in the year from this latitude.
  • The Milky Way's core in Sagittarius culminates about 66.1° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
  • The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 25.4° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
  • At 288 m elevation, roughly 3% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
5.1°
Sky reachable
54.5%
Milky Way core
66.1° max
Aurora australis
Kp 9+

Boa Viagem is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.

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Best nights this month in Boa Viagem

Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.

  • 2026-10-21 — Orionids peak — up to 20/hour

    Radiant in Orion. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 72% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.

  • 2026-10-25 — Full Moon

    A 100%-lit Moon washes out faint objects, but lunar terrain along the limb is at its most striking — plan bright targets and planets instead of deep sky.

  • 2026-11-09 — Darkest night of the coming month

    The Moon is only 0% illuminated, giving the least lunar interference in the next 30 nights — the best window for the Milky Way and faint deep-sky targets from Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil.

Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil?
Tonight from Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil expect a waxing crescent Moon at 16% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 9.5 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil?
Tonight in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
When does darkness start tonight in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil?
Astronomical darkness begins at 6:41 PM local time in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil tonight, the moment the Sun drops more than 18° below the horizon and the sky becomes fully dark for faint-object observing.
Can you see the aurora tonight in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil?
Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 9, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
What is the stargazing light pollution level in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil?
Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil is a small town — typically Bortle class 1–4 (rural to excellent dark sky), where the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. These are typical ranges for this population size, not a measured reading for this exact spot — use tonight's Moon phase and the best-nights list above to time a visit away from direct lighting.
Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil?
Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 5.1° S, about 54.5% of the entire celestial sphere rises at some point in the year, so Polaris-side constellations and the Southern Cross region are both reachable across the seasons.
How good is the Milky Way from Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil?
The Galactic Centre culminates around 66.1° above the horizon from here, high enough to clear most horizon haze. Local cloud and humidity, not geometry, are usually the limiting factor at tropical latitudes.
Are there seasons for stargazing in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil?
Night length barely changes at this latitude — twilight is short and the Sun sets steeply, so darkness arrives quickly all year. What changes is which part of the sky is on view after sunset, and, in monsoon-affected regions, how often the sky is clear at all.
How dark does it actually get in Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil tonight?
About 9.5 hours of astronomical darkness (Sun more than 18° below the horizon). That is the real observing window for faint objects; brighter targets are workable from dusk onward.

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🛰️ ISS Visibility

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Is this just astronomy weather for Boa Viagem?

This page goes beyond ordinary astronomy weather -- it combines real local weather for astronomy, live space weather, and the space weather aurora connection into one live report for Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil.

What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Boa Viagem?

The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Boa Viagem, Ceará, Brazil right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.